How to Fish

Released Aug 2026

A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $7.99

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Evaluation

How to Fish launched on August 20, 2026 and immediately received a flurry of post-launch patches addressing bugs, balance changes, and quality-of-life improvements. Within two days of launch, the developer celebrated hitting one million players and explicitly stated: "Yes, we'll be adding more content!" (August 23, 2026). This was reinforced on September 4, 2026, when the developer described patch 1.0.12 as "probably the last bugfix patch before starting to work on content updates," and noted they had "started talking about content updates, which we will start working on next week." These are clear, direct developer statements that additional content beyond the base game is coming. The game is actively maintained — nine news posts were published in just over two weeks since launch — and the developer is transitioning from a bug-fix focus toward new content development.

Evidence

Developer describes patch 1.0.12 as 'probably the last bugfix patch before starting to work on content updates' and confirms they started planning content updates, beginning work the following week.

news post · Sep 4, 2026 source content planned

high

Developer explicitly states 'Yes, we'll be adding more content!' in a milestone post celebrating one million players.

news post · Aug 23, 2026 source content planned

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Content

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How to Fish Soundtrack

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Details

Developer

Dazed Games

Publisher

Dazed Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

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About this game

A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

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What you do in the game:

Fish fish, kill fish, sell fish
Start off with no gear or weapons, earn money to buy better gear and weapons and stuff
Complete quests and fight bosses to progress to new islands, where there are more dangerous creatures and better gear
Try to collect the rare variant of all the different fish
Hit trick shots for more money
Gamble for even more money

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